After having lost her parents, young Juli returns from the Soviet Union to her native Budapest. Scarred by the wounds of the past, the ghost of Stalin’s oppression haunts her as she reunites with her aunt and adoptive mother Magda.
Directed by Márta Mészáros
biography
orphan
communism
woman director
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
Czinkóczi Zsuzsa
Juli
Anna Polony
Magda
Földi Teri
Magda (voice)
Jan Nowicki
Janos
Sándor Oszter
János (voice)
Pál Zolnay
Grandfather
Vilmos Kun
Grandfather (voice)
Mari Szemes
Grandmother
Ildikó Bánsági
Juli's mother
Éva Szabó
Ilonka - Magda's housekeeper
Crew
Márta Mészáros
Director
Márta Mészáros
Writer
Fanny Kemenes
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Aedan
7.0★ · 02/28/26
If I was living Juli’s life I’d also want to watch movies all day. I mean I don’t have Juli’s life. I have a much better life than her and I still watch movies all day
If I was living Juli’s life I’d also want to watch movies all day. I mean I don’t have Juli’s life. I have a much better life than her and I still watch movies all day
ana flavia
10.0★ · 05/16/25
meu primeiro mészáros (espero ter tempo pra ver tudo dessa querida)
meu primeiro mészáros (espero ter tempo pra ver tudo dessa querida)
